Lower Spine Brace
AssigneeAspen Medical Partners, LLC
InventorsSteven R. Burke, Geoffrey Garth, Jozsef Horvath
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Abstract
A brace comprises one or more panels having an aperture or slit that is at least partially defined by a first portion and a second portion. Each panel can couple with a lateral support that is configured to wrap around a portion of a wearer's body. One or both of the first and second portions can comprise an arc that is configured to prevent a twisting of the panel when the brace is tightened around a wearer. One or both of the first and second portions can additionally or alternatively comprise a plurality of protrusions configured to interact with a portion of a lateral support to thereby assist in maintaining a vertical position of the lateral support with respect to the panel.
Claims18
A brace configured to provide support to a lower spine of a wearer, comprising:
- a first panel having a first aperture;
- a first lateral support having a first fastener;
- wherein a first end of the first lateral support is sized and dimensioned to thread through the first aperture and fasten upon itself;
- and
- wherein an edge portion of the first aperture is arced such that when the brace is worn, and a pressure is applied to the first panel via the first lateral support, the edge portion can flex inwardly towards a lordotic curve of the wearer.
A panel for a wearer of a brace including a lateral support, comprising:
- a aperture sized and dimensioned to receive a first end of the lateral support, wherein the panel is configured to couple with the lateral support via the aperture to maintain a position of the lateral support with respect to the panel;
- wherein an edge portion of the aperture is arced and configured to flex inwardly towards the wearer when a pressure is applied to the panel;
- and
- a set of cord guides sized and dimensioned to receive a cord, wherein the arced edge portion is positioned between the aperture and the set of cord guides.
A brace portion for a lower back of a wearer, comprising:
- a first panel, a second panel, and a connector material extending between the first and second panels;
- wherein the first panel includes first and second panel portions that at least partially define a first aperture, and wherein the first panel portion includes an arced edge;
- wherein the second panel portion includes third and fourth panel portions that at least partially define a second aperture, and wherein the third panel portion includes a second arced edge;
- wherein the first aperture is sized and dimensioned to receive an end of a first lateral support that is configured to fold around the second panel portion and fasten upon itself;
- and
- wherein the second aperture is sized and dimensioned to receive an end of a second lateral support that is configured to fold around the fourth panel portion and fasten upon itself.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.